And that number doesn't include the number of people who have lost their jobs or have given up looking for work.
That is different, this is the ADP report not the BLS that comes out Friday.
Whatever helps Obama I guess. We'll see how things look for him when he's blamed for gas prices this summer. Also, numbers don't matter as much as perception. If the unemployment rate goes dow to 6% for example, if people still aren't doing well financially despite the simple fact of having a job, he will lose. Numbers lie unless the whole story is told and that is true for every number.
Whatever......you keep convincing yourself that it isn't good news.
The truth of the matter is we have had steady job growth the past 4 months and at this rate UE rate will be below 8% by November. Consumer confidence is up as well and people's outlook for the economy in 2012 are up as well.